​Grant Morrison & Dan Mora’s KLAUS Returns in December from BOOM! Studios

 “a fun, clever take on all sorts of holiday tropes” – IGN
"...a brazen superhero take on Saint Nick... " – Paste Magazine
“...[Klaus] is appealing to readers across the board.” – CBR 
“...a bold, bloodthirsty saga combining Nordic folklore with dynamic storytelling by the masterful Morrison.” – Syfy


LOS ANGELES, CA (September 28, 2018) –  BOOM! Studios today announcedKLAUS AND THE CRYING SNOWMAN #1, the next chapter in the Eisner Award-nominated bold reimagining of the Santa Claus mythology for modern audiences from visionary writer Grant Morrison (Green Lantern, All Star Superman) and superstar artist Dan Mora (Power Rangers: Shattered Grid), debuting in December 2018. 

Santa Claus is  a myth. He’s a legend. He’s loved worldwide by children and adults alike . . . but does anyone truly know his origin and greatest adventures? Launching in 2015, Klaus has revealed this hidden history, from a dark fantastic past of myth and magic, to modern stories of holiday cheer and terror.

KLAUS AND THE CRYING SNOWMAN #1 continues the annual holiday tradition of new Klaus comic book releases, dating back to the franchise launch. Now, Klaus must help an absentee dad-turned-snowman make amends before melting away for good. And probably before he's defeated by a pantheon of Norse Gods and their minions. 

All in a day’s work for Santa Claus, right? 

“'It's beginning to look a lot like doomsday... in the 2018 Klaus Christmas special!” said writer Grant Morrison. “Working with Dan Mora and BOOM! Studios on these annual adventures of everyone's favorite sword-slinging immortal gift-giver is more fun than a flying sleigh ride through the Aurora Borealis! Dan has rapidly established himself as one of my all-time favorite collaborators and this year he excels himself yet again as Klaus and his allies face the apocalyptic return of the beings who destroyed the Norse Gods! Can Klaus, his white wolf Lilli, and superhuman comrades including the Romanian Communist Santa Claus Mos Gerila, prevent the end of days and the ultimate destruction of Christmas as a concept? What do you think?”

“It's that time of the year, another Klaus Christmas Special that will allow you to experience the Santa Claus story in different and mysterious ways,” said artist Dan Mora. “This is the fourth year we've been working on the series, and returning each year to work with Grant and the team is an honor and a pleasure. Grant has created another crazy, amazing story this year for the demigod Klaus and his wolf sidekick, and it's a rewarding, never-ending challenge to try and keep up with Grant's imagination as I visually bring this world to life!”

KLAUS AND THE CRYING SNOWMAN #1 features a main cover and a variant cover both illustrated by Mora.

“It wouldn’t be the holidays without some snow, good cheer…and a brand-newKlaus story that will blow you away,” said Eric Harburn, Senior Editor, BOOM! Studios. “This year, Grant and Dan pull out all the stops with a sci-fi/fantasy adventure that takes Klaus from Ragnarok all the way to the outer rings of Saturn, facing his biggest threat yet.”

KLAUS AND THE CRYING SNOWMAN is the latest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to a world-class group of licensed comic book series and ambitious original series, including Joss Whedon’s Firefly, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, WWE, Planet of the Apes, Abbott, Mech Cadet Yu, Grass Kings, and Bone Parish.

Print copies of KLAUS AND THE CRYING SNOWMAN #1 will be available for sale in December 2018 at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one) or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.

Additionally, KLAUS: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS, an all new hardcover collection of the titular hero’s acclaimed holiday specials, will be available for sale in comic shops on September 26th and in bookstores on October 2nd.KLAUS: HOW SANTA CLAUS BEGAN, the hardcover collection of the original award-winning series, is currently available everywhere books are sold.
 
For continuing news on KLAUS AND THE CRYING SNOWMAN and more from BOOM! Studios,  stay tuned to www.boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudioson Twitter.



 
​About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios was founded by Ross Richie in 2005 with the singular focus of creating world-class comic book and graphic novel storytelling for all audiences. Through the development of four distinct imprints—BOOM! Studios, BOOM! Box, KaBOOM!, and Archaia—BOOM! has produced award-winning original work, including Lumberjanes, The Woods, Giant Days, Klaus, and Mouse Guard, while also breaking new ground with established licenses such as WWE, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Cartoon Network, and The Jim Henson Company properties. BOOM! will also bring their original series to life through unique first-look relationships with 20th Century Fox for film and with 20th Television for the small screen. Please visit www.boom-studios.com for more information. 
 
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Your First Look at HOTEL DARE  from BOOM! Studios
Open The Door to New Worlds in April 2019
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Los Angeles, CA (September 28, 2018) – BOOM! Studios today unveiled a first look at HOTEL DARE, an all-new original graphic novel written by Terry Blas (Dead Weight) and illustrated by rising talent Claudia Aguirre (Kim & Kim) arriving in stores April 2019.

This world-hopping fantasy follows Olive Dare and her adopted siblings, Darwin and Charlotte, as they spend the summer with their estranged grandmother, Mama Lupè, at her creepy hotel in Mexico. When their boring chores lead them to discover secrets hiding behind every door of the hotel —thanks to a mysterious ancient mask —the kids are transported to three magical worlds filled with space pirates, bearded wizards, and cotton-candied kingdoms. But if they’re gonna save these three worlds from certain jeopardy, they’ll need to embrace the love and acceptance of family…before they tear themselves apart!

“What if you could open a door that would lead you to an all-new adventure that was so extraordinary that it surpassed the limits of imagination? For Olive, Darwin, and Charlotte, this is only the beginning of their summer with their abuela.” said Whitney Leopard, Editor, BOOM! Studios. “Terry and Claudia’s HOTEL DARE explores how we relate to new places, new cultures, and new families. This is an amazingly beautiful story filled with action, adventure, and the cutest and yet most terrifying creatures you’ve ever seen.”

HOTEL DARE is the latest release from BOOM! Studios’ critically acclaimed KaBOOM! imprint, publisher of award-winning comics for middle grade and younger readers including licensed series such as Adventure Time, Steven Universe, Rugrats, Peanuts, and Garfield, along with original series like Dodo by Felipe Nunes, Mega Princess by Kelly Thompson and  Brianne Drouhard, Bodie Troll by Jay Fosgitt, Ruinworld by Derek Laufman, and The Deep by Tom Taylor and James Brouwer.

Print copies of HOTEL DARE will be available for sale in April 2019  at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one), bookstores or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.

For more on HOTEL DARE and other projects from BOOM! Studios, please visitwww.boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.


​About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios was founded by Ross Richie in 2005 with the singular focus of creating world-class comic book and graphic novel storytelling for all audiences. Through the development of four distinct imprints—BOOM! Studios, BOOM! Box, KaBOOM!, and Archaia—BOOM! has produced award-winning original work, including Lumberjanes, The Woods, Giant Days, Klaus, and Mouse Guard, while also breaking new ground with established licenses such as WWE, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Cartoon Network, and The Jim Henson Company properties. BOOM! will also bring their original series to life through unique first-look relationships with 20th Century Fox for film and with 20th Television for the small screen. Please visit www.boom-studios.com for more information. 
 
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NO ONE IS SAFE, MURDER SPREE CONTINUES IN SPIN-OFF SEQUEL, SPAWN KILLS EVERYONE TOO
PORTLAND, OR, 09/28/2018 — No reader is safe from the popular parody one-shot SPAWN KILLS EVERYONE—and now Todd McFarlane, President of Image Comics and creator, has unleashed Spawn’s wrath once more in the follow-up, SPAWN KILLS EVERYONE TOO with art by Will Robson. The bloodbath begins again in December 2018. 

SPAWN KILLS EVERYONE hit with overwhelming fan enthusiasm and went into three printings in order to keep up with consumer demand. Now Spawn’s back for more. 

SPAWN KILLS EVERYONE TOO is a four-part miniseries that promises more cuteness, more killing, and more Spawn! Even better, fans will have a chance sic Spawn on a personalized rampage with the available sketch cover. 

SPAWN KILLS EVERYONE TOO #1 will hit stores on Wednesday, December 19th. 

SPAWN KILLS EVERYONE TOO #1 Cover A Clean - Diamond Code OCT180048
SPAWN KILLS EVERYONE TOO #1 Cover B Bloody - Diamond Code OCT180049
SPAWN KILLS EVERYONE TOO #1 Cover C Sketch - Diamond Code OCT180050

About SPAWN:
Todd McFarlane’s SPAWN is one of the most successful comic series of all time and is currently being adapted for film. This newest adaptation—a gritty, R-rated reimagining—marks Image President, co-founder, and SPAWN creator, Todd McFarlane’s film directorial debut. McFarlane, an Emmy/Grammy-winning producer/director is also on board as screenwriter and co-producer with Blumhouse Productions. The forthcoming film adaptation will star Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx, in the titular role, and Jeremy Renner as Twitch.   

Upon launch, the SPAWN comic sold an unprecedented 1.7 million copies and is one of the world’s bestselling and longest-running monthly comic books, with hundreds of millions sold worldwide in more than 120 countries and in 15 different languages. 
 
The comic became an Emmy Award-winning animated series on HBO and a New Line Cinema feature film that grossed more than $100 million. McFarlane went on to direct and produce award-winning and critically acclaimed projects for top movie studios and record labels.
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ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of bestselling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has six individuals on the Board of Directors: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino, and Eric Stephenson. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline Comics, Skybound Entertainment, and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.

Your First Look at Cullen Bunn & Jonas

Scharf’s BONE PARISH #4 from BOOM!

Studios

“5/5… If you’re not reading Bone Parish, [issue #2] is a sign that you should absolutely change that” – ComicBook.com

“…a tantalizing start to the series” – Black Nerd Problems


LOS ANGELES, CA (September 28, 2018) – BOOM! Studios unveiled today a first look at BONE PARISH #4, concluding the first story arc of the critically acclaimed twelve-issue necromantic horror series from superstar writer Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, The Unsound) and artist Jonas Scharf (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) that follows the proliferation of a new drug sweeping through the streets of New Orleans—one made from the ashes of the dead. 

Following a devastating loss at the hands of the cartel, the Winters family is in turmoil. To defeat their foes, they might have to break the cardinal rule of dealing: never get high on your own supply. But will any of them survive to learn the consequences of their choices?

“The first arc of BONE PARISH sets the stage for the rest of this twelve-issue epic with an unforgettable final sequence from Cullen, Jonas, Alex, and Ed,” said Eric Harburn, Senior Editor, BOOM! Studios. “The past, present, and future of the Winters family tree collides in ways no one could ever expect – and with fallout none of them ever anticipated.”

BONE PARISH is the latest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to the critically-acclaimed licensed comic book series and ambitious original series, including Joss Whedon’s Firefly, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Abbott, Coda, Mech Cadet Yu, WWE and Klaus.

Print copies of BONE PARISH #4 featuring a main cover by Lee Garbett (Firefly) and variant cover by Tyler Crook (Harrow County), will be available for sale on October 31st, exclusively at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one). Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.
 
For continuing news on BONE PARISH and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to www.boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.


​About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios was founded by Ross Richie in 2005 with the singular focus of creating world-class comic book and graphic novel storytelling for all audiences. Through the development of four distinct imprints—BOOM! Studios, BOOM! Box, KaBOOM!, and Archaia—BOOM! has produced award-winning original work, including Lumberjanes, The Woods, Giant Days, Klaus, and Mouse Guard, while also breaking new ground with established licenses such as WWE, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Cartoon Network, and The Jim Henson Company properties. BOOM! will also bring their original series to life through unique first-look relationships with 20th Century Fox for film and with 20th Television for the small screen. Please visit www.boom-studios.com for more information. 
 
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ASPEN COMICS BRINGS BACK ACTION-ADVENTURE SERIES NO WORLD
09-28-2018 Aspen Comics is bringing back one of their super-natural action-adventure series, No World, for a second volume as part of their returning line-up of titles for their 15-year anniversary campaign.


No World is written by Blake Northcott (Fathom, Executive Assistant: Iris) and Scott Lobdell (Red Hood and the Outlaws) with art by Giuseppe Cafaro (Soulfire, Santaria: The Goddess Kiss), colors by Enrica Eren Angiolini (Doctor Who) and lettering by Taylor Esposito (Dissension: War Eternal). Solicitation copy for No World Volume 2 #1 reads:


NO WORLD VOL 2 #1
Blake Northcott ; Scott Lobdell – Story / Giuseppe Cafaro – Art


The team that answered to no one is back…but altogether different!


Aspen’s popular mash-up of supernatural characters returns for a thrilling second volume! The stakes remain high for Thicke and Doc Blue, as they attempt to navigate a landscape that continues to shift following the threat of Pardner Bob. Now, however, an even more unlikely union is in store for the No World cast, as a new team of powerful beings has entered the fray—and these ladies are experienced in the art of war… The Four Points return!


Written by legendary Uncanny X-Men scribe Scott Lobdell (The Four Points), along with acclaimed Arena Mode Saga writer Blake Northcott (Michael Turner’s Fathom), with art by Giuseppe Cafaro (Michael Turner’s Soulfire), this is THE NEW Aspen title you won’t want to miss!


NO WORLD VOL 2 #1 is in stores November 28th, 2018!
FC 32 pages $3.99

To help support the release of No World Volume 2, the publisher is releasing a special No World Primer 25-cent comic book to catch up new and returning readers, as well as the No World Volume One trade paperback, with all three new releases out on November 28th.


Aspen has provided the item codes for No World Volume 2 #1, the No World Primer and the No World Volume One trade paperback:


No World V2 #1 Cover A - SEP181510
No World V2 #1 Cover B - SEP181511
No World Primer - SEP181508
No World Volume 1 TPB - SEP181509
The Four Points Volume 1 TPB – MAR161113


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Aspen Comics is an entertainment publishing company founded in 2003 by superstar comic book artist, Michael Turner, along with Frank Mastromauro and Peter Steigerwald. In addition to producing their own line of hit titles including Fathom, Soulfire, Executive Assistant: Iris, Lola XOXO and many others, Aspen has joined forces with some of the industry’s most notable companies on their best-selling titles. Aspen’s collaborated with Marvel, DC Comics, NBC, Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Entertainment, Axe Body Spray, American Express and more. In 2018, Aspen Comics is celebrating their fifteen-year anniversary and has joined forces with powerhouse entertainment moguls David Maisel and Scooter Braun in collaboration with their founding of Mythos Studios, currently developing Michael Turner’s Fathom and Soulfire for film and various multimedia projects.

Your First Look at THE BACKSTAGERS:

HALLOWEEN INTERMISSION #1

James Tynion IV & Rian Sygh Return with Tricks, Treats & Theater in October 2018

    
LOS ANGELES, CA (September 28, 2018) – BOOM! Studios today unveiled a first look at THE BACKSTAGERS HALLOWEEN INTERMISSION #1, a new special in October 2018 from series creators James Tynion IV and Rian Sygh, along with special guests Sam Johns (The Backstagers: Valentine’s Intermission), Shan Murphy (Bouquet), Abby Howard (Junior Scientist Power Hour), and Savanna Ganucheau (Bloom).

With the days getting shorter and the nights getting spookier, the Backstagers are back for the Halloween season with all-new tales of terrors and creepy creatures. When Sasha accidentally falls asleep backstage, he ends up locked in the theater overnight! What lurks in the shadows, what terrors will he discover, and what the heck are the stage managers chanting? With back-up stories spotlighting your favorite Backstagers, this spine-tingling tale of the stage will leave you with goosebumps you can see from the back row!

THE BACKSTAGERS HALLOWEEN INTERMISSION #1 features a main cover by Sygh and a variant cover by Veronica Fish (SLAM!).

“Tricks and treats are nice, but isn’t candy tastier when eaten with theater pals on the spookiest day of the year?” said Shannon Watters, Senior Editor, BOOM! Studios. “James, Rian, Sam and some special guests are packing THE BACKSTAGERS HALLOWEEN INTERMISSION with haunting hijinks and all of the friendship you’ve come to expect from this series.”

BACKSTAGERS HALLOWEEN INTERMISSION #1 is the latest release from BOOM! Studios’ award-winning BOOM! Box imprint, home to groundbreaking original series such as Lumberjanes by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Brooklyn Allen, and Noelle Stevenson; Giant Days by John Allison, Lissa Treiman, and Max Sarin; Misfit City by Kiwi Smith, Kurt Lustgarten, and Naomi Franquiz; Fence by C.S. Pacat and Johanna The Mad; and Goldie Vance by Hope Larson and Brittney Williams. 

Print copies of BACKSTAGERS HALLOWEEN INTERMISSION #1 will be available for sale on October 24th at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one) or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.
 
For continuing news on THE BACKSTAGERS and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to www.boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.

​About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios was founded by Ross Richie in 2005 with the singular focus of creating world-class comic book and graphic novel storytelling for all audiences. Through the development of four distinct imprints—BOOM! Studios, BOOM! Box, KaBOOM!, and Archaia—BOOM! has produced award-winning original work, including Lumberjanes, The Woods, Giant Days, Klaus, and Mouse Guard, while also breaking new ground with established licenses such as WWE, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Cartoon Network, and The Jim Henson Company properties. BOOM! will also bring their original series to life through unique first-look relationships with 20th Century Fox for film and with 20th Television for the small screen. Please visit www.boom-studios.com for more information. 
 
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Your First Look at PLANET OF THE APES:

THE TIME OF MAN #1

Discover Another Side of The War in Both The Original & New Series Canon
in October 2018

LOS ANGELES, CA (September 28, 2018) – BOOM! Studios today unveiled a first look at PLANET OF THE APES: THE TIME OF MAN #1, an all-new special on-sale in October and celebrating the franchise’s historic 50th Anniversary in partnership with 20th Century Fox Consumer Products, with new stories highlighting the Planet of the Apes’ most dangerous enemy: the beast called man! This historic one-shot features stories from both the original films and new series canon, including the early years of Armando and Caesar before Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, and for the first time ever, a story set after the harrowing events of War for the Planet of the Apes, following a few of the remaining human survivors.

PLANET OF THE APES: THE TIME OF MAN #1 assembles fan-favorite creators including writers Dan Abnett (Aquaman), David F. Walker (Luke Cage) and Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Low Road West); artists Carlos Magno (Kong of Skull Island), George Schall (Dark Horse Presents) and Morgan Beem (The Family Trade); and features covers by Fay Dalton (Normandy Gold) and John Keaveney (Kong on the Planet of the Apes), and Michael Allred (Silver Surfer) in this celebration of one of cinema’s most important franchises.

“Planet of the Apes: The Time of Man #1 kicks off our 50th anniversary celebration with an incredible batch of writers and artists with a passion for the series,” said Cameron Chittock, editor, BOOM! Studios. “Featuring familiar faces and all new characters, this collection of stories from the human perspective is one fans will not want to miss.” 

PLANET OF THE APES: THE TIME OF MAN #1 is the latest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to a world-class group of licensed comic book series and ambitious original series, including Joss Whedon’s Firefly, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, WWE, Victor LaValle’s Destroyer, Mech Cadet Yu, Grass Kings, and Klaus.

Print copies of PLANET OF THE APES: THE TIME OF MAN #1 will be available for sale on October 31st at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one) or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.
 
For continuing news on PLANET OF THE APES comics and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to www.boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.


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​About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios was founded by Ross Richie in 2005 with the singular focus of creating world-class comic book and graphic novel storytelling for all audiences. Through the development of four distinct imprints—BOOM! Studios, BOOM! Box, KaBOOM!, and Archaia—BOOM! has produced award-winning original work, including Lumberjanes, The Woods, Giant Days, Klaus, and Mouse Guard, while also breaking new ground with established licenses such as WWE, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Cartoon Network, and The Jim Henson Company properties. BOOM! will also bring their original series to life through unique first-look relationships with 20th Century Fox for film and with 20th Television for the small screen. Please visit www.boom-studios.com for more information. 
 
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